The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-07-22

The damage to the dam from the
above cause will always be 8 large
item of expense which is unavoidable
The P. W. & B. r. r, company have
been petitioned to start a Philadel.
phia train from Port Deposit at &
O'Clock A. NJ. 1t is not known wheth'
er the company will be prevailed
upon to do SO.
Messrs. Brickley and Mccullough,
the champion excursion organizers
have posted the Sun with large fancy
bills for their Colchester excursion
on the 28th, Their time table fol
the railroad will be found in the
MIDLAND.
We congratulate Mr.. j. w. Buck
ley. His crops are increasing so as
to require another barn which he is
having built ON his Ridge farm. Mrs
Buckley is discussing new double
dwelling with c. w. Maxwell to be
built ON the lot east of South Queen
ct. adjoining Mrs. Haines.
The ladies of Hopewell M. E.
Church will hold a festival in the
church yard, Tuesday afternoon and
evening of July 26th commencing OF
8 D. m. Ice cream and CONNECTION
erv in abundance. II that evening
should prove stormy it will DO con.
tinued the next evening. l
Mr.. Reese Mcdowell moved into
his new house ct Pleasant Grove
last week. Mr.. MD. has drifted
away from Liberty Grove to 8 Pleas.
ant Grove, It would seem that he
retains his partiality for the groves.
He is the present proprietor Of the
old Jeremiah B. Haines store 1t that
place.
James Grey, who had been affiict.
ed by chronic complaint for g long
time died on Monday night last. He
lived in that division of the 9Th dis.
trict which in We olden time was
called 'sPoor Neck" which 10 poor
no longer, being o rich and highly
cultivated section at present.
Edwin F. Williams was brought, o
corpse. from Philadelphia to Rising
Sun station, on Saturday last, and
buried at Rose Bank cemetery. His,
mother is daughter Of Thomas Clay.
ton, who was for many years o resi-
dent Of Rising Sun, and as the elder.
portion of our communito will re-.
member quite celebrity in his day.
Port Deposit appears to be taking
new start in house building. K.
Katts is having a new residence
built near the old tannery property.
H. c. Nesbitt is putting up o fine
dwelling and Mr.. Groceman is con.
templating building . store house.
The builders ought to take the pre-
caution to 60 above high water mark.
Mr.. Theodore w. Courier has
been chosen by the trustees TO teach
the Rising Sun public school. Mr..
Courier has been teaching at Ridley
Park recently formerly he taught in
Bucks county as principal Of school
of 200 pupils, with FIVE assistants.
and has flattering testimonials as .
teacher.
VIM. Brown, agent for the Eureka
wind mill and farm machinery OF var.
ious kinds and best makes, notifies
the public who contemplate putting
In wind mills that he claims for the
Eureka, the FIRST place among wind
engines, proud distinction won In 9
four months competitive trial ct the
New Orleans Centennial exhibition.
Ezra Whitman, of Baltimore. pub.
Usher of the Maryland Farmer died
last week at an advanced age. The
Farmer was one of the old fashioned
monthly farm journals Of book form.
which have gone out Of fashion. AS
an aid to the farmers of Maryland
the magazine has meyer been of much
account.
John murphy, an IL year OLD BOY
while driving o cart under lifting
crane in M'Clenahans' stone quarries
at Rock Run, was instantly killed
last week by the breaking Of the
crane. He jumped from the cart to
escape the danger but was caught
by the falling crane and instantly
killed. Had he remained in the cart
he would have been uninjured. His
father was ct work in the same quar-
ry and witnessed the tragic death Of
hls son.
Haines & Garvin are putting up q
Climax windmill pump for Mr. Il. r.
Burlington over q spring by the side
of the r. r. track about quarter of .
mile from Mr.. Buf6ngton's store.
The water will be forced through an
underground pipe to the store and
dwelling where q tank will be placed
and bountiful supply OF pure spring
water will be ALWAYS convenient for